Whiskey, olive oil, truffle oil, and meat are some of life’s finer pleasures.

Here are just a few of the more popular types of artisanal goods you might be wasting money on.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at the worst offenders.

As theDaily Beast reports, many supposed small batch whiskeys come from the same distillery in Indiana.

The whiskey is trucked to Templeton, offloaded at the plant and bottled there.

At least in that way the operation is very quaint, very small town and very Iowa.

The solution to finding a legit bottle of small batch whiskey?

Do a little math when you might.

For example, a distillery founded in 2009 can’t have anything older than 5 years.

A distillery founded in 2013 probably doesn’t have any of its own whiskey at all.

NPR also suggestslooking to see if it’s distilled by the company, or another.

Not every distillery is selling under false pretenses though, nor is it always a bad thing.

Truffle Oil

By its name alone, truffle oil sounds elegant and tasty.

Which is to say, truffle oil is a pretty cheap because it’s not made from truffles.

Because truffles are incredibly expensive, withone truffle selling for upwards of $120,000.

Yet everyone fell for it…

Likewise, the stuff at your local grocery store probably isn’t the real stuff either.

Considering the high cost of these extra virgin oils, this is a pretty nasty problem.

Essentially, most top-selling extra virgin olive oils aren’t actually extra virgin.

Worse, they’re often just poor quality or cheap, refined oils.

It’s also worth noting that expensive, extra virgin olive oils isn’t always necessary.

And the bitterness can become overbearing.

You’re often paying a premium price for non-premium olive oil.

The most obvious example of this is Angus beef.

Angus beef is often just a marketing term and not an indicator of quality beef.

Of course, it’s not just beef that gets mislabeled and upcharged.

Seafood has all kinds of scams that go with it as well.

confirm that employees working behind the counter are wearing clean clothes, hair coverings, and disposable gloves.

In a supermarket, shop for fish last.

Fish that smell fresh and mild, not fishy, sour, or ammonialike.

Fillets with no discoloration and no darkening or drying around the edges.

Firm, shiny flesh that’s moist but not mushy and springs back when pressed.

Eyes that are clear and bulge a little; gills that are bright red and free of slime.

Photos byJames J Flanigan,tsearcher2011,Melissa Doroquez,Lena,U.S.